Crambe is a village and

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in the county of

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, England. It is near the River Derwent and south-west of Malton. The population as of the 2011 census was less than 100. Details are included in the civil parish of Whitwell-on-the-Hill. The village is located in the Howardian Hills

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. The father of the renowned mathematician

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was born in the village.

History

Crambe is mentioned in the ''

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'' as "Cranbone" in the Bulford Hundred. There were two manors of land in the parish at that time. One belonged to ''Sumarlithi, son of Karli'', which was passed to the King and then to Robert Brus, and the other to Earl Waltheof, which was given to Count Robert of Mortain following the execution in 1076 of the Earl. The lands have also been in the ownership of Walter Percehay, before both areas of land being joined at some time in the sixteenth century. From that time, the land has been owned by Thomas Bamburgh (of Howsham); Sir John Wentworth and his descendants to 1741; thence to the Cholmely family and to

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. The name of the village is derived from the

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word ''crumb'', meaning "''a bend in the river''". The village was served by Howsham railway station on the

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between 1845 and 1849, though it is shown as "Crambe station" on Moule's 1850s maps of North and East Yorkshire.

School

The school at Crambe was built by local landowner Colonel Cholmley of Howsham in 1841 and is a Grade II

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. The small single storey building was one of many erected by the Colonel and his wife during the 19th century, such as the Cholmley School in

Whitby Whitby is a seaside town, port and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is on the Yorkshire Coast at the mouth of the River Esk, North Yorkshire, River Esk and has a maritime, mineral and tourist economy. From the Middle Ages, Whitby ...

, the family's old seat. The Cholmley's are related to the ancient family of Cholmondeley in Cheshire. The school is no longer in use.

Governance

Crambe is part of the Thirsk and Malton UK Parliament constituency. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of

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, it is now administered by the unitary

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Geography

The village is at an elevation of above sea level, lies from the

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and within a bend in the

River Derwent, Yorkshire The Derwent is a river in Yorkshire in the north of England. It flows from Fylingdales Moor in the North York Moors National Park, east then southwards as far as its confluence with the River Hertford then westwards through the Vale of Pic ...

. The nearest settlements to Crambe are Kirkham to the north-east; Whitwell-on-the-Hill to the north-west; Barton Hill to the south-west and Howsham to the south. It is also near

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, Howsham Hall, and

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Religion

St Michael's Church, Crambe, was originally built in the Norman period and partially restored at a later date.

References

External links

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Crambe.net

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and area in 1807 at

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; by John Nattes.

Crambe Beck Bridge in 1805; by

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(1805). {{authority control Villages in North Yorkshire Civil parishes in North Yorkshire